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If he needs 30 screens, he could always get a 4 way splitter, then cascade four 8 way splitters off of that.

So we should do something to get into a new commitment in March? ;-)

From the MPEG4 press release:

I don't really see what the big deal is. DirecTV has licenses for all the Ka frequencies at 99°, 101°, and 103°. Whether the utilize those with one or two satellits per slot sholdn't be a big deal. Sounds to me like they simply filed for approval to operate DirecTV-10 & 11 under the wrong...

No, I don't think it looks like crap. There have been times that I've seen evidence of overcompression, particularly on the three movie channels that share one transponder, but it's not all the time, and it's certainly not "crap". In fact, there have been times, even on the movie channels...

HDNet Movies, not HDNet. The movie channels don't tend to need as much bandwidth as the video channels.

It's at 72.5°. ;) You want to get aiming coordinates for your location? Go to http://www.dbsforums.com, and go down the left side where it says "Dish Pointing".

To be honest, I'm not quite sure what the point is. Whether the scan was done at 2k or 4k, it ultimately has to end up at 1920x1080 (discounting 720). I believe 4k IS considered "full resolution", simply because that's often considered to be what is required to capture film down to the grain...

The sat C LNB shifts the incoming signals to a different frequency range, so they can be mixed with the sat B signals & look like one satellite to the receiver. A regular LNB will not work for sat C, and the sat C LNB will not work for 101 or 119.

1. Yes, you just need a "sat C kit". It's not a regular LNB. DirecTV will probably give it to you if you plan on subscribing to HD service. 2. Channels 490-494 are the test channels. Two each (odd & even transponders) for each satellite slot. 110 only has even transponders, so it only...

No, telecine is the process to get film transferred to video. PART of that process typically includes frame rate conversion, but that's not the ONLY aspect of the telecine process. I think it's often assumed to only relate to the 24 to 30fps conversion because INVERSE telecine typically only...

I would think if you had a house big enough to warrant 11 televisions, that $50/m wouldn't be that big of a deal. Compared to Dish, DirecTV also has TiVo, more stable hardware, and a clearer plan for the future.

LOL!! So for the reduced price, they actually "take away" the "TV Guide Channel"!?! It's almost worth giving up some of the good ones to get rid of that one.

My guess would be that the movie channels are currently given less bandwidth because they don't need as much bandwidth. Since the movie channels are typically showing transfers from film, the content doesn't have as much resolution, due to limitations in the telecine process. They are also...

They wouldn't even really be related to the existing satellites. They are Ka band, and specifically for local HD channels. Doesn't mean they can't and won't put national channels on them, but that's not their focus.

It's the new HD locals that we knew was coming for almost a year. The only difference is it was originally thought that they'd carry a mix of HD locals and internet.

Well, I'll say that while your efforts are appreciated, I for one don't like all the consolidation of threads. Sometimes I will see a thread about something that either interests me, or may be something that I may be able to help someone else with. But I certainly won't bother wading through a...

If it's not working, if it makes no mention of being cascadable, has no diagrams showing wiring from another multiswitch (or phase III dish), and makes no other comments insinuating that it can be used in conjunction with another multiswitch or dish with built-in multiswitch, I'd be highly...

You will need to add a cascadable 4x8 multiswitch. All four outputs on your current dish will go to the inputs of the new switch. All sets will hook directly to the new switch.

Is that a cascadable multiswitch?

Yes, the multiswitch only gives the receiver what it's asking for (either odd or even transponders, from either sat A, or sat B/C). That's all it CAN send to the receiver, because that's all that "fits" onto the cable in the DirecTV scheme. Most LNBs today do have two outputs, and both of...

Only half of the channels from a satellite slot can be transmitted over the cable at one time (disounting expensive stacking solutions). They are split up into odd and even transponders. If you are tuned to a channel that happens to be on an even transponder, your receiver sends (either 13v or...

No, you have to have a multiswitch. The frequencies from Sat A and Sat B are the same, so they would just interfere with each other. The only reason you can use a combiner with B & C is because DirecTV doesn't have all the transponders on either location, so they are able to do some frequency...

Well, in an attempt to answer your question, I discovered that I lied. You CAN buy a commercial 2x1 multi-sat multiswtich, which would be like what I described if you built one. It can be found here. Probably not a high-demand item, but it is available. You can look here for a selection of...

Yes, you can't use an off the shelf 2x4, as they are not multi-sat multiswitches. In YOUR case, you only need 2 inputs, because you only have one output. But a 2x4 multiswitch is not going to handle multi-satellites... the two inputs aren't for two different satellites, they're for odd/even...